s4 (gamer)

s4
Magnusson in 2018
Personal information
NameGustav Magnusson
Born (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 (age 32)
NationalitySwedish
Career information
GameDota 2
Playing career2012–present
RoleOfflaner, Solo Middle
Team history
2013–2014Alliance
2014–2015Team Secret
2015Alliance
2016–2018OG
2018–2019Evil Geniuses
2020–2021Alliance
Career highlights and awards

Gustav Magnusson (born 1 April 1992),[1] better known as s4, is a Swedish professional Dota 2 player. As a member of Alliance, s4 won The International 2013.[2][3]

Professional career

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2012: early career

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s4's Dota 2 career started in early 2012 where he played at Dreamhack Summer 2012 with his team The Tough Bananas, however the team did not make the playoffs. In the fall of that same year he, along with AdmiralBulldog, created No Tidehunter (NTH). At the DreamHack Winter 2012 NTH defeated Evil Geniuses in the grand finals and secured first place in the team's first major tournament together.[4]

2013

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In 2013, NTH won several tournaments such as the StarLadder Season 5 LAN.[5] In April 2013, s4, along with AdmiralBulldog, Akke, EGM, and Loda moved to Alliance[citation needed] - a world-renowned esports organization.[6] With Alliance, they won the year's biggest tournament, The International 3, and without losing a series and only losing 3 games; two of which in the final best of 5-game series. As a result, s4 was the highest earning eSports player in 2013.[7]

2014

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In June 2014, s4 and Alliance won against Cloud9 in the Grand Final of DreamLeague Season 1 - making them the DreamLeague Season 1 champions.[8] Unfortunately, s4 and Alliance placed 11th-12th at The International 2014 as they were eliminated early.[9]

2015

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After The International 2014 he decided to part ways with Alliance.[10] He went on to create Team Secret with Clement "Puppey" Ivanov. Team Secret won the ESL One Frankfurt 2015.[11][12] After Secret's disappointing placing in The International 2015 and the subsequent disbanding of the squad, s4 rejoined Alliance.[13][14][15]

2016

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Alliance qualified for The International 2016 as the runner-up to the Regional qualifier winners. They finished 3rd in Group A with 3 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses. However, Alliance lost successive bracket stage matches to EHOME and Fnatic and ultimately finished 9th.[16] As part of the annual post-The International roster shuffle, s4 left Alliance.[17][18] On 31 August, s4 joined OG[19] and later won the Boston Major.[20]

2017

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OG secured another Valve Major title at the Kiev Major 2017.[21] Despite winning several Major tournaments, OG was eliminated on the 4th day of The International 2017 by LGD.[22]

2018

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In May 2018, he left OG to join Evil Geniuses.[23] At The International 2018, s4 and EG placed third place securing $2,700,000 in prize money.[24]

2019

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At The International 2019, EG got eliminated by Team Liquid and exited the world tournament placing 5th-6th.[25] Later in September, it was announced that he would be leaving the team.[26]

2020

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In 2020, s4 re-joined Alliance as captain and offlaner.[27]

References

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  1. ^ Gavankar, Varun (2 April 2020). "s4 Returns to Alliance". Talk Esports. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ Pirzada, Usman (12 August 2013). "Dota 2 Ti3 (The International 3) Full Overview - Ends with Alliance Taking Home 1.4 Million Dollars".
  3. ^ "There and back again: Clement "Puppey" Ivanov and Team Secret". ESPN.com. 8 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Dota 2 at Dreamhack – the final: how No Tidehunter became the most exciting Dota 2 team on the planet". PCGamesN. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  5. ^ "No Tidehunter Wins StarLadder Season 5". www.liquiddota.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Alliance". thealliance.gg. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  7. ^ O'Neill, Patrick (28 December 2013). "The brains behind esports' $1 million winning team". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Alliance claims the DreamLeague title after an intense series". www.gosugamers.net. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Six teams eliminated from the Dota 2 International; TI3 champions Alliance among them". PCGamesN. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  10. ^ "S4 and EGM officially leave Alliance". joinDOTA.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  11. ^ "s4 says Team Secret is scared of a patch before TI5". Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  12. ^ "S4 om Team Secret: Vilken dag som helst får vi ett namn". 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  13. ^ "'Dota 2' The International 2015 news: Kuroky and S4 leave Team Secret, replaced by Cloud9's Misery and EternalEnvy". www.ecumenicalnews.com. 24 August 2015. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  14. ^ "TI5 Interview: s4 on Techies picks, keeping tabs on EG". Archived from the original on 29 July 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  15. ^ "nTh becomes the Alliance". joinDOTA.com.
  16. ^ Archer, James (10 August 2016). "The International 2016: Dota 2 Semi-Finals Pre-cap". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  17. ^ "Alliance parts ways with s4, AdmiralBulldog, and Akke". 28 August 2016. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  18. ^ "Dota 2 roster shuffle guide: Evil Geniuses, Team Secret, Alliance and more". 29 August 2016.
  19. ^ "OG picks up JerAx, s4 and Ana". 31 August 2016.
  20. ^ "Boston Major: OG triumphant in third Major title". 11 December 2016. Archived from the original on 11 December 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  21. ^ "DOTA2: OG cements its dynasty at the Kiev Major". ESPN.com. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  22. ^ "Dota 2: Team Liquid Stand Tall, OG Eliminated at Day 4 of The International 2017". InvenGlobal. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  23. ^ "A Shift in OG". Facebook. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  24. ^ "OG wins five-game thriller to take $11M TI8". ESPN.com. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  25. ^ "Team Liquid annhilate Evil Geniuses to eliminate them from TI9". VPEsports. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  26. ^ "Announcing a new Dota 2 roster". evilgeniuses.gg. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  27. ^ "Alliance". thealliance.gg. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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